His most famous recordings Opens a new window can be found on numerous compilations that are sold in stores and traded among collectors. Jerry has been recording prank calls for a solid 50 years. Occupation: A comedy duo turned solo project from Queens, N.Y.Ĭlaim to Fame: The Jerky Boys have sold more than 8 million tapes and CDs of their work since 1993.Įxamples of Their Work The Jerky Boys call phone numbers they find from classified ads in local New York City newspapers, pretending to be exaggerated versions of various stereotypes.Ĭlaim to Fame: In addition to winning an Emmy, this comedian also has a soft spot for pissing off strangers. Doovdé, who rides a camel and tries to say acronyms instead of individually saying the letters. ![]() and Australia that features prank calls and celebrity cameosĮxamples of His Work: The show has several characters, including The Mouse, a little rodent with constant problems, and Mr. Occupation: Star of the television show in the U.K. Name: Kayvan Novak, the man behind the mask in "Fonejacker" "Įxamples of His Work: Jim is best known for his characters "Special Ed" and "Bobby Fletcher" on "Crank Yankers." He has also created a series of prank-call CDs, called "Terrorizing Telemarketers." He is also the voice for the radio DJ "Bobby Ray" in the video game " Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Opens a new window. The site features videos, tons of prank calls and Michael wearing white pants.Ĭlaim to Fame: Florentine voices some of the characters on "Crank Yankers," and he has been a guest on "The Howard Stern Show" and a co-host on one of the show's broadcast on Howard 101, a Sirius Satellite Radio channel. Occupation: Actor/Webmaster/Radio Host/Jack-of-All-TradesĬlaim to Fame: Biggins is credited with creating the first streaming Internet prank-call Opens a new window site in July 1995. ![]() Name: Michael Biggins Opens a new window, aka “Blackout” Their original antics are even available on iTunes. “The Simpsons’” character Moe is a direct re-creation of Red, and Bart’s calls to his bar mirror many of the exact pranks used by this several decades earlier. These guys are arguably the most influential prank callers of all time. Opens a new windowElmo and Davidson would get Red to call out fake names to bar patons, such as "Pepé Roni" (pepperoni) and "Al Depanzyu" (I'll de-pants you). Occupation: The Tube Bar pranksters Opens a new windowĬlaim to Fame: In the 1970s, these guys repeatedly prank called the Tube Bar, owned by Louis “Red” Deutsch Opens a new window. Conference officials weren’t thrilled with the calls, but the coaches handled themselves Opens a new window well, and just went with it. One week in January 2008, they pranked the women’s and men’s Big East teleconferences. Name: The Kidd Chris Show Opens a new windowĬlaim to Fame: The shows hosts are no strangers to prank calling, but they made national headlines when they crashed Opens a new window two Big East conference calls posing as reputable news reporters.Įxamples of Their Work: The show’s in for this prank was the teleconference’s inability to screen calls effectively. Occupation: Puppets in a television show about prank callingĬlaim to Fame: These puppets are voiced by celebrities and comedians, maybe most notably Tracy Morgan as " Spoonie Luv Opens a new window." The show revolves around characters living in Yankerville making prank calls to unsuspecting customer-service Opens a new window representatives.Įxamples of Their Work: Incidents Opens a new window of note include “Ken seeks an OCD date,” “Cookies,” and “Natural Llook beauty salon.” ![]() Name: The Crank Yankers Opens a new window Freely,” “Al Caholic” and “Amanda Hugandkiss.” Occupation: Co-star of “ The Simpsons Opens a new window”Ĭlaim to Fame: Prank calling Moe’s Bar asking to speak to fictional peopleĮxamples of His Work: Bart’s antics Opens a new window span decades, with classic names including “Oliver Clothesoff,” "I.P. ![]() Here now are some of the greatest prank phone callers of all time. Not everyone can pull off an effective prank call: It takes time, skill and lots of plausible deniability. The best prank callers get the unsuspecting person on the other end of the line as confused and perturbed as possible while recording the conversation for the benefit of others. In a world filled with caller-ID technology, VoIP gadgets and a myriad of other high-tech innovations, people still can’t quite seem to figure out how to effectively screen their calls.
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